Evening Excursion: Magnificent Ganga Aarti with Dinner

Sightseeing  :  India  :  Uttar Pradesh  :  Varanasi  :  Night Tours

Varanasi, one of the most sacred and oldest cities in India, is located at the banks of the Gange river. Aarti, Agni Pooja is a performance in which a commitment is made to Lord Shiva, Mata Gange, Surya, Agni as well as the whole universe. Gange aarti is performed daily in the evenings by a group of priests at the Dashashwamedh Ghat. You will be picked up from your hotel in Varanasi at 5:00 pm and transferred to Dashashwamedh Ghat for the aarti performance. Upon arrival you will board on a boat and enjoy 1-hour aarti performance starting at 6:45 pm Gange aarti is a magnificent ritual, performed daily in the evenings by a group of priests . All priests are students of Vedas and Upanishads and led by the head priest of the Gangotri Seva Samiti. It is performed with brass lamps and all priests, participating this pray ceremony wear traditional Dhoti and Kurta clothes.

Around 8 pm after the performance you will be transferred to a famous Indian restaurant to enjoy mouthwatering dinner. After dinner you will be taken back to your hotel.